Our flagship cardiothoracic surgical skills course returns for a second cohort after an oversubscribed debut. Thirty delegates will work hands-on with Terumo Aortic grafts used in real operations, professional grade Wexler Surgical vascular instruments and Xenosys loupes from R&D Surgical, under 1:5 tutor supervision from a consultant-led aortic faculty. The evening opens with an introduction to aortic surgery and a patient story from ThinkAorta, followed by two hours of simulated ascending aortic replacement at the bench.
This is one of the only UK undergraduate workshops where students suture on real surgical graft material using the same instruments and optical loupes a consultant surgeon uses in theatre, with four tutors on the floor at a 1:5 ratio.
Faculty
Led by Mr George Gradinariu — Consultant Aortic and Cardiac Surgeon, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, with a specialist interest in aortic dissection and complex aortic surgery.
Mr Ramanish Ravishankar — ST3 Cardiothoracic Resident (NTN), Scotland Deanery, Golden Jubilee national Hospital
Mr Mudarisu Salami — Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
Ms Vivian Bader — Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
Mr Kazi Hoque — Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow